I um, I actually don't do this. I just scribble roughly into my pencils what the gist of the intended dialogue is. Like "no clean dresses?!" as a cue for what dialogue actually goes into the space. it's never really particularly hilarious, I'm afraid.

So I am a semi-regular at a cartoonist meetup held at a bar every Tuesday. Sometimes people ask me Illustrator questions. Like "how do you do text on a circle". And I'll just scroll well outside the page's crop area and... explain how.

It all started with the inks for this page. I was still in the "copy/paste what one can" school of thought, so I didn't re-draw the chair in panel two of the inks, which are all on paper instead of digital.

Cory decided that Tama actually made the chair disappear.

It has become his running joke that Tama fancies himself A GREAT MAGICIAN, but that nobody in the cast believes he has any abilities, and everyone else can casually do magic better than Tama, who is very put out that nobody can see his AMAZING TALENT.

So every time I hand Cory my inks to look over, and he starts giggling to himself, I know that he's come up with another episode of "Tama: The Great Magician."

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You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.-Kez (no, really, lower case is ok!)"Be awake, be mindful you can be deceived. There are things that can shake our world."

Found this one in my folder- screencap from a page in Ch1. I ended up tweaking this expression before posting the page but I saved this version for posterity and added the caption. One day I will find a use for it as a reaction image.

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My color flatter included this in the latest batch of files she sent back to me. Because she is awesome.

Also, like, SHUT UP Tama what do YOU know? Those fluffy scenes had - had - had - uh - ARTISTIC MERIT and - AND STUFF! I bet YOU just back another ship! That's what I bet!

You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.LeyLines - 3 siblings unraveling the mystery behind their mother's death. Fantasy/AdventureEditing, Coaching, & Illustration - I help creative people realize their vision. As a developmental editor I work at any stage in the writing process to improve theme, characterization, and structure. My coaching services are for people planning big projects, whether they're transitioning careers or creating a graphic novel. My illustration skills include portraits, comic covers and interiors, and children's book illustrations. Ask me for a quote!